Lecce-Roma 0-1. Juve. L’umiltà accompagna la difesa come principio base.

After a difficult match with Lecce, we will welcome Juventus to the Olimpico. With 9 days to go, Roma has earned the right to fight for Europe. Even the most noble one of the Champions League.

Lecce was a good opponent that put our great goalkeeper Mile Svilar in difficulty. It was a good match. Very hard-fought. We also had many opportunities, some of them sensational.

Many Roma fans, including me, agreed that Dovbyk had to be changed. In fact, until the 81st minute he had lost all the duels against Gaspar. Then he finally got him drunk with a dribble and finally beat the excellent Falcone (at least until that moment) at the near post.

The reflection is on the often frustrating profession of the defensive phase. You can be perfect for 99% of the game, but one lost duel is enough to ruin a performance that was perfect until that moment.

30th Matchday Serie A	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
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This is why the defensive phase is the first point to build a winning team. Our next opponent can teach us this well (specifically in Sunday's clash and in general for the Champions zone): Juve, who has won many championships thanks to defenders who have written the history of football.

Thiago Motta's Juve played with 4231 which could then become 4141 with Kephren Thuram in front of the defense and Koopmeiners (or Locatelli) with a more offensive position, playing fourth behind Kolo Muani or Vlahovic (left-footed).

Tudor's Juve changed their formation, going from 4231 to 352, and their mentality, looking less for possession and more for vertical attack.

In the defensive phase, however, he returns to a 4-man defense with Cambiaso as the fourth defender and with 4 in midfield with Nico Gonzalez (or Francisco Conceicao) higher on the right to come back on the left and Mckennie on the left wing, becoming 442.

Watch out for Yldiz. Good with both feet. Very dribbler and fast.

Kephren Thuram has kept the role of midfielder in front of the defense. Better at recovering the ball than at building. If we are good at covering his passing lines, we will make him harmless. He could then go into slalom and in this situation we will have to be very good at beating him.

In the last article we said that the first basic principle in life is the defense of dignity. Also on this Juve has taught us a lot as it has taught us to face every opponent with the right respect for the opponent that then turns into the maximum effort to beat him. This is also a form of respect for the sport and for the opponent. This respect is based on humility.

We had spoken for some time in the past about duties and the disastrous consequences in particular for the American economy. It is impossible to hope for a step back, even if it would be the most sensible behavior, but at least I hope he has the humility to listen to economists who have greater knowledge than him on commercial and financial dynamics.

So it is right to defend one's dignity, but one must also have the humility to LISTEN to those who have more specific studies on the subject, as Trump listened to virologists during COVID and Roma must also be humble enough to face Juve with maximum commitment. Daje Roma!

Giordano Sepi